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martin draax
martin draax
Inspiring
May 18, 2022
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Indesign stuck packaging

  • May 18, 2022
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Hey all!

Apart from everything 'Adobe' being very slow and laggy on my new Mac Studio with 32 Gb ram, Indesign continues to get stuck on 'Creating PDF and IDML'. 

 

Strangely enough there is no indication that Indesign is stick: when i force quite it doesn't show Indesign as unresponsive. Does anyone had this problem too and found a solution?

 

thank you!

 

Correct answer lidm

I'm having the same issue. Mac Studio, M2 Max, 32g Ram... I installed all apps fresh from Adobe CC. InDesign is hanging on Creating PDF and IDML.


Solved. I had hanging background tasks associated with auto-activating fonts. I disabled auto-activation and restarted InDesign and packaging is working now.

4 replies

Rishabh_Tiwari
Community Manager
Rishabh_TiwariCommunity Manager
Community Manager
September 8, 2023

Hi @geoffreyt97874885 ,

Sorry to hear about the trouble. Would you mind confirming the version of InDesign and OS? Can you also ensure if this is happening with specific or multiple files? This information will help us understand the issue better and provide the troubleshooting steps. 

 

Thanks

Rishabh

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geoffreyt97874885
Participant
September 6, 2023

Same issue on my end. Only started happening with the last few InDesign updates.

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 18, 2022

    You write you have a new computer. How did you install your applications? From the Adobe CC Desktop application or via transfer from the old computer or backup?

      martin draax
      martin draaxAuthor
      Inspiring
      May 20, 2022

      Hey Willi!

      I read your answer to my other question, and I will follow your suggestions. (Uninstal adobe, clean it up with Cleanup Program and reinstall). I think you must be right, new computer, should do a cean install.

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        lidm
        Inspiring
        September 11, 2024

        I'm having the same issue. Mac Studio, M2 Max, 32g Ram... I installed all apps fresh from Adobe CC. InDesign is hanging on Creating PDF and IDML.

        Geоrge
        Geоrge
        Legend
        May 18, 2022

        If you are wait really few hours already then https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/error-background-pdf/m-p/10674245 - see here my post about half-blade method. 

         

         

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